Fleetwood Mac: 'Go your own way,' San Diego

The "rumours" are true: Fleetwood Mac is reactivating for a major tour in 2013. The bad news, at least for fans in San Diego, is that the tour currently does not include a show here and appears unlikely to add one.

That doesn't mean fans here won't have at least two opportunities to see the band perform, but they'll have to go their own way -- to Los Angeles or Anaheim -- to do so.

Fleetwood Mac will perform May 25 at the Hollywood Bowl, the historic outdoor venue that is exclusively booked by former San Diego promoter Bill Silva and his business partner Andrew Hewitt. Fleetwood Mac will also perform May 28 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, where Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band are scheduled to perform tonight.

The tour coincides with the 35th anniversary of "Rumours," the 1977 album that yielded four hit singles (including "Don't Stop," which later became Bill Clinton's presidential campaign theme song) and sold more than 40 million copies worldwide.

No new album by the band is scheduled at this point, whose last release of new music was the 2003 album "Say You Will." However, a new "deluxe" reissue of "Rumours" will be released in early 2013 and will include previously unreleased studio and live tracks.

Singer Stevie Nicks and guitarist-singer Lindsey Buckingham recently recorded two new songs. It remains to be seen (andhead0 if they play them during the upcoming tour.

Could Fleetwood Mac add a San Diego show in between Los Angeles and Anaheim?

In theory, yes. But the group is also performing May 26 in Las Vegas, which would present logistical challenges to squeeze in a San Diego date, especially since the tour is designed so the band never plays more than two nights in a row.

The tour opens April 4 in Columbus, Ohio, and closes June 12 in Detroit. It includes dates in Tulsa and Saskatoon, which -- apparently -- are bigger cocnert markets than San Diego.

Tickets for the first leg of the tour go on sale Dec. 14 at
ticketmaster.com
, although a pre-sale for the Anaheim show begins Monday.

Tickets for the Anaheim show are priced at $55.50 to $149.50 each (plus service charges). Tickets for the Holywood Bowl show go on sale Dec. 17 and are price from $49.50 to $295 each (plus service charges).

In a statement released by Live Nation, the tour's promoter, drummer and band mainstay Mick Fleetwood said:

“Having started Fleetwood Mac with (bassist) John McVie in 1967, it has always been so gratifying that despite the various incarnations, the band has survived. Throughout the years, though, the one thing that has remained constant is our fans. I am looking forward to getting back behind the kit, reconnecting with the fans and sharing the stage with my fellow band members,” commented Mick Fleetwood.

Added guitarist Lindsey Buckingham: “I’m really looking forward to hitting the road with Stevie (Nicks), Mick and John in 2013. It’s been over three years since we’ve toured together and happily the break allowed me to explore a lot of uncharted territory as well as experience tremendous growth creatively. I’m excited to bring that back to the band. When everyone in Fleetwood Mac wants the same thing at the same time, it’s cause for celebration. Long Live Fleetwood Mac!”

Could this be the last time the band will tour?

"It's never going to be a final tour until we drop dead," Nicks, 64, told Reuters.

"There's no reason for this to end as long as everyone is in good shape and takes care of themselves."